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The 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Georgia, concurrently with the election to Georgia's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Governor Nathan Deal was re-elected to serve a second term in office. He turned back two primary challengers and in the general election, defeated Democratic State Senator Jason Carter and Libertarian nominee businessman and engineer Andrew Hunt, who were unopposed in their respective primaries.
Video Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- John Barge, State School Superintendent
- Nathan Deal, incumbent Governor
- David Pennington, Mayor of Dalton
Polling
Results
Maps Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jason Carter, State Senator and grandson of former President and former Governor Jimmy Carter
Withdrew
- Connie Stokes, former DeKalb County Commissioner, former State Senator and candidate for GA-04 in 2004 and 2010 (running for Lieutenant Governor)
Declined
- Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Roy Barnes, former Governor
- Shirley Franklin, former Mayor of Atlanta
- Scott Holcomb, State Representative
- Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta
Results
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Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Andrew Hunt, businessman and engineer
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General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 19, 2014
- Complete video of debate, October 26, 2014
Polling
Results
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References
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External links
- Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Nathan Deal for Governor
- Jason Carter for Governor
- David Pennington for Governor
- John Barge for Governor
- Andrew Hunt for Governor
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